dal
valley · noun (en)
- Definition
- A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
- Inflections
- dalen, daler, dalene
- Origin
- From Old Norse 'dalr', ultimately of Proto-Germanic origin, related to Old English 'dæl' and Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- ('valley').
Examples
| Vi gikk en tur i den vakre dalen ved elven. | We went for a walk in the beautiful valley by the river. |
| Fjellet omkranser den idylliske dalen. | The mountain surrounds the idyllic valley. |
| Tåken lå tykt over dalbunnen om morgenen. | The fog lay thick over the valley floor in the morning. |